Playing matchpoints. Both you and the Opponents are vulnerable.
Here is your hand:
♠3
♥AJ53
♦AK9
♣AQ983
You are Dealer. You decide to open the bidding 1♣. Your LHO (Left Hand Opponent) says "Pass", Partner says "Pass" and your RHO (Right Hand Opponent) bids 1♠.
What is your call?
Show Answer
How about "Double"?
In this auction it is still essentially the same as a "Take Out Double". It basically means "BID something Partner, because I have some stuff I haven't showed you but I don't know what to do!"
You could also make a reverse -- bid 2♥. This would show a strong, unbalanced hand -- which is what you have. But you ALSO have support for a long ♦ suit Partner might have.
Doubling gives Partner more choices. Everyone loves to be given a choice. It still shows a strong hand (with a weaker hand you would just "Pass") but now you are saying you can support anything BUT ♠. You want to play in PARTNER's longest suit.
Turns out Partner has a WEAK hand (obviously, they did "Pass" your opening bid!) with SIX ♦.
If you Double (and are aggressive enough in the bidding!) you can bid (and MAKE!) 5♦! That's game!
If you reverse, you will find your ♣ fit but you can only take 10 tricks if ♣ are trump. That's not enough for a game.
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